I'd like to use this on my travel trailer but it's made of fiberglass. Is it necessary for the external antenna be mounted on something metallic?
26009
As long as you can ground it some how. You can mount it anywhere. If you put it on fiberglass, you will need to put a wire from the antenna to the frame to ground it.
26010
We've not found the fiberglass to be a problem. We use it in our fiberglass motorhome. We bring the antenna in when we're on the road. We attach it to our wipers. we found metal was not necessary to get good reception. We have even placed the antenna inside near a window on a metal pull down shade & it works there too. Our reception as always improved. For a really good answer call Wilson direct (800) 568-2723.
1478245
Concur with previous comments. Best to mount it outdoor, chimney mount, using pipe, some strapping, and the brackets that come with the antenna.
78805
The antenna comes with a bracket and U-bolts. You can mount it on a pole or whatever the bolts will fit. I use mine in the RV, so have a wooden base with with a two foot piece of two inch diameter pipe mounted to it.The antenna is passive. Connect to phone input or amplifier. No external power is needed.
1607298
The mounting bracket that the antenna screws into needs to be GROUNDED..to the vehicle if not clamped to metal on the vehicle. Your answer is YES, you need a good ground on the bracket or mount that the antenna screws into! Hope this helps..Paul
1966008
I actually have one in my RV but have a truckers antenna rather than the magnetic mount antenna. There was no place to put the magnet mount antenna and the trucker antenna was better. You have to be close to the inside antenna for it to work. I do have service in places where other people don't and have on 2 occasions letother people use it in an emergency. Wilson has very good service. You might contact them for recommendations.
848098
Negative. You need to provide your own. It is the antenna and mounting hardware only. It works great.
1018949
We have not needed an external antenna with this radio.The radio has a built in wand type that you just pull out and extend. It evidently has a very good "front end" in that it does a good job of pulling in stations.I don't know how a person would connect an external antenna to the radio beyond a long wire clipped to the pull out antenna.I'm not sure that would even work or improve the reception.
50375
This antenna will rust. Even though it is advertised as outdoor, it will not last if you mount it outside. The rust greatly reduces it's reception.
575685
I have not installed it yet. I am using the regular Mohu antenna and have aluminum siding without problems.
247489
The reply from Dallas is correct. If it will be exposed to elements, it needs to be protected. I have found the wireless signal to be very strong, and can be used a significant distance, through the house etc, so a non metallic box shouldnt have a big impact on the signal.
1714200
I have mine mounted outside now for better reception. I used a little silicone to mount it outside a window.
209245
I did not gnd it as my antenna was mounted in my attic. U can try to gnd to anything metal pipe which is going down to the ground
1633685
I used the booster and antennae on my Northern Lite truck camper. I wanted an antennae that I could fold down flat against the roof (so it would not catch on overhanging branches, etc....) if I go boon-docking/off road camping. I purchased the marine antennae and mounted it. To the best of my knowledge, the trucker antennae has a fixed base that is spring loaded (this would not meet my needs for off roading).
586830
It is necessary that the two antennas be isolated from each other - in a car, the steel of the roof does this so you would need to place some kind of steel barrier between the two antennas. Further, it is best that the external antenna be outside. My suspicion is that it will not work well even if you do all this.
1488766
The outer shell of the antenna is plastic. The only part that moisture would hurt is the junction of the antenna and the coaxial cable. If you can keep that dry, you should be okay.
2108978
If you mount the antenna outside, yes, you will need to ground it. Look up grounding kits. If you mount it inside an attic, like I did, no grounding necessary.
1722240
This is a very permanent antenna mount for large fiberglass antennas. Though the mount is permanent, the antenna is not very difficult to remove with a crescent wrench. If you were to use this mount you would need coax with a Firestik fireRing connector and a Firestik fiberglass antenna. In my opinion this mount is designed for Permanent installation and not for temporary use.